My mother also kept the Mother's Day cards she received from her six children. Following her move from the family home to a small living space, she returned to each of us the cards we'd sent her throughout our entire lives.

Coming home from school for the holidays, it is obvious that there is something in the air. Is it my family's excitement at having me home? The love from all our family togetherness? No! It's the beginning of Hallmark's endless Christmas-themed holiday movie season!